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Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites

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Main Authors: Jamilah, Abd Razak, Hazizan, Md Akil, Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
Other Authors: hazizan@eng.usm.my
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2014
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Composites
Flammability
Polypropylene
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spelling my.unimap-344342014-05-15T08:58:28Z Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites Jamilah, Abd Razak Hazizan, Md Akil Ong, Hui Lin, Dr. hazizan@eng.usm.my hlong@unimap.edu.my Composites Flammability Polypropylene Link to publisher's homepage at http://online.sagepub.com/ This report summarizes the effect of various inorganic fillers such as alumina (-Al2O3), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), silica (SiO2), and feldspar (KAlSi3O8) on the flammability behavior of polypropylene (PP) composites. The effect of various filler loadings (by weight percent), typically at 40 and 60% has also been investigated for each of the fillers used. Initially, the compounding of composites (filler and polypropylene) was carried out using a two-roll mill; later, the test specimens were prepared using the compression molding technique. For each composite system, the linear rate of burning at two filler loadings was calculated, analyzed, and compared. Consequently, the characteristics of the flame, typically smoke suppression and char formation, were also analyzed as recommended by ASTM and UL 94 methods. From the results, it is clear that adding alumina fillers to polypropylene, at both percentages, results in decreasing the linear rate of burning, and hence improves flammability resistance. It is also interesting to note that alumina-filled PP shows greater flame-retardant behavior at both the 40 and 60% filler loadings. 2014-05-15T08:58:28Z 2014-05-15T08:58:28Z 2007 Article Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, vol. 20(2), 2007, pages 195-205 0892-7057 http://jtc.sagepub.com/content/20/2/195.abstract http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34434 10.1177/0892705707073181 en SAGE Publications
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topic Composites
Flammability
Polypropylene
spellingShingle Composites
Flammability
Polypropylene
Jamilah, Abd Razak
Hazizan, Md Akil
Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
description Link to publisher's homepage at http://online.sagepub.com/
author2 hazizan@eng.usm.my
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Jamilah, Abd Razak
Hazizan, Md Akil
Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
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author Jamilah, Abd Razak
Hazizan, Md Akil
Ong, Hui Lin, Dr.
author_sort Jamilah, Abd Razak
title Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
title_short Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
title_full Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
title_fullStr Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
title_full_unstemmed Effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
title_sort effect of inorganic fillers on the flammability behavior of polypropylene composites
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2014
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/34434
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